The Online Admissions Application System will be open for Late Applications to Grade 1 & Grade 8 from 17 December 2025.
Late Applications will be for parents & guardians with Incomplete Applications and those who did not apply online for Grade 1 & Grade 8 during the application period.
During the Late Application window period, only schools with available space will be open.
Parents & guardians will be able to select ONE school from the list of available schools. The learner will then be placed as final at the selected school
Parents who select a school during the Late Application period have no option to decline the placement and no objections or appeals can be submitted.
How To Apply
To apply for Gauteng Grade 1 and Grade 8 Late Online Admission 2026 Application, register or log on to gdea online dmissions website
LATEST LEARNER PLACEMENT UPDATE
As of Tuesday, 16 December 2025 at 13h00, the Department reports the following placement status:
Total unplaced learners: 10 295
- Grade 1: 2 848
- Grade 8: 7 447
The Department continues to work tirelessly to ensure that all learners are placed. Placement offers and transfer offers are released daily as part of ongoing efforts to accommodate remaining learners, particularly in high-pressure areas.
ONGOING PLACEMENT, TRANSFER AND MATCHING PROCESS
The placement process remains active across all districts. Learners continue to be matched to available spaces in line with the regulated admissions criteria.
Transfer offers are issued only after confirmation that all schools selected by a parent have reached full capacity.
Applicants whose status reflects “Application is being processed” or “School Reached Capacity” should expect to receive a transfer offer once their status changes to “Transfer offer made”.
All transfer offers are made to the next closest school with available space, with due consideration given to the distance from the learner’s home address.
PROGRESS ON OBJECTIONS AND APPEALS
The Department confirms that a total of 5 199 appeals were received, and these currently at an advanced stage of processing, as part of the finalisation of placements.
Parents or guardians who receive a transfer placement offer at a school they did not apply to have seven (7) days to either accept or decline the offer:
If you have questions
Email us at gdeinfo@gauteng.gov.za or Call us at 0800 000 789 | 011 355 0000
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